resorcinol

American  

[ri-zawr-suh-nawl, -nol] / rɪˈzɔr səˌnɔl, -ˌnɒl /

Also resorcin

noun

Chemistry, Pharmacology.

1. a white, needlelike, water-soluble solid, C 6 H 6 O 2 , a benzene derivative originally obtained from certain resins, now usually synthesized: used chiefly in making dyes, as a reagent, in tanning, in the synthesis of certain resins, and in medicine in treating certain skin conditions; meta-dihydroxybenzene.

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resorcinol British  

/ rɪˈzɔːsɪˌnɒl /

noun

1. a colourless crystalline phenol with a sweet taste, used in making dyes, drugs, resins, and adhesives. Formula: C 6 H 4 (OH) 2 ; relative density: 1.27; melting pt: 111°C; boiling pt at 1 atm.: 276°C

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Other Word Forms

• resorcinal
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of resorcinol

First recorded in 1880–85; res(in) + orcinol

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

resorcinol

They are still wood, but they are laminated with resorcinol glue, which makes them stronger and lighter than just a tree and also more resistant to damage by rot.

From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2017

"Hexyl resorcinol," an internal antiseptic "50 times as powerful as carbolic acid," less injurious to the organs than any hitherto known.—Dr.

From Time Magazine Archive

At last, with great difficulty, six atomical groups of the acids were united with the resorcinol, hexylresorcinol formed.

From Time Magazine Archive

Of the "acid blacks and violets," a few colors are of medium fastness, both on wool and silk, e.g., naphthol black, naphthylamine, black, resorcinol brown, fast brown, etc.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 810, July 11, 1891 by Various

Further, an excellent group of coloring matters, giving fast browns and greens with copper and iron mordants respectively, is formed by naphthol green, resorcinol green, gambin, and dioxin.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 810, July 11, 1891 by Various

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